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SAVINGS PLAN (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
SAVINGS PLAN
Employer's dollar matching contribution for each employee up to 6% to the 401(k) plan	$ 1.17
Employer's matching contribution (as a percent)	6.00%
Employer's matching contribution	$ 399,000	$ 380,000	$ 385,000

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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